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intellectual

[in-tl-ek-choo-uhl] / ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl /




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That sentiment can often seem true in a market where studio executives favor sequels and drab intellectual property over originality and fresh takes.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

It doesn’t manufacture fuel cells like Bloom but instead licenses the intellectual property behind them.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

According to the full transcript, an expert from the government's Youth Justice Service told Southampton Crown Court that placing one of boys in custody would be damaging, given his complex intellectual impairments.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The aim is to help these companies attract price capital, compete globally, retain talent and intellectual property and remain anchored in Canada, the government said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Each of these arguments, of course, has become part of a larger intellectual movement which may loosely be labelled ‘postmodernism’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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